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Annual Resident Research Day

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DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY- HEAD & NECK SURGERY
33rd Annual Resident Research Day/James D. Baxter Lectureship

PROGRAM THURSDAY-MAY 22, 2025

Location: Glen - Block E - RI Auditorium - E S1.1129

8:30 AM Light Breakfast Atrium Ìý

Medical Students (5 minutes) Judges: Dr. Mascarella, Dr. Segal, Dr. Ywakim, Dr. Vashney

9:15 AM Factors increasing the likelihood of postoperative hematomas following thyroid surgery Emily Ajit-Roger
Med Student
Supervisor: Dr Richard Payne
9:20 AM Utilizing Capecitabine as a Window of Opportunity Therapy in Operable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Addressing Time to Treatment Initiation Saruchi Bandargal
Med Student
Supervisor: Dr. Dr. Marco Mascarella
9:25 AM Leadership Trends Among The American Academy and Canadian Society of Women in Otolaryngology Chairs: A 15-Year Analysis Raisa Chowdhury
Med Student
Supervisor: Dr. Karen Kost
9:30 AM Is the TSHR mutation associated with lower TSH levels? Angela Magri
Med Student
Supervisors: Dr. Richard Payne and Dr. Veronique-Isabelle Forest
9:35 AM Fuel For Recovery: Predicting G-Tube Dependence in HPV-negative operable HNSCC Marie-Michelle McNicoll
Med Student
Supervisor: Dr. Dr. Marco Mascarella
9:40 AM Association Between BRAF V600E Allele Frequency and Aggressive Behavior in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Luiza Tatar
Med Student
Supervisor: Dr Richard Payne
9:45 AM

Question Period

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Junior Residents (9 minutes) Judges: Dr. Mascarella, Dr. Kay-Rivest, Dr. Hier, Dr. Gurberg

10:00 AM Prognostic significance of HPV genotypes and their impact on tumor microenvironment profiling in oropharyngeal cancer Dr. Karim Botros
R1
Supervisors: Dr. Marco Mascarella and Dr. Sabrina Wurzba
10:09 AM Lessons Learned in Simulation: A Decade of Implementing an Interdisciplinary Complex Airway Training Module Dr. George Gerardis
R1
Supervisor: Dr. Lily Nguyen
10:18 AM The Role of Lymphovascular Invasion (LVI) in Predicting Distant Metastases in HPV-negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Dr. Mark Khoury
R1
Supervisor: Dr. Marco Mascarella
10:27 AM

Question Period

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10:45 AM

Coffee break

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Junior Residents (9 minutes) Judges: Dr. Mascarella, Dr. Kay-Rivest, Dr. Hier, Dr. Gurberg

11:00 AM Effectiveness of neck exercises/stretches in head and neck cancer patients post neck dissection: A systematic review Dr. Asala Baharoon
R2
Supervisor: Dr. Marco Mascarella
11:09 AM Acute body composition changes in operable HNC Dr. Danah Quttaineh
R2
Supervisor: Dr. Marco Mascarella
11:18 AM Carbon Footprint in Cochlear Implant Surgery: What can we do? Dr. Stuart Bursey
R3
Supervisor: Dr. Emily Kay-Rivest
11:27 AM Health Literaxy in the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Patient Population: A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Dr. Koorosh Semsar-Kazerooni
R3
Supervisor: Dr. Tamara Mijovic
11:36 AM Assessing the Efficacy of Novel Nasopharyngeal Delivery System in Alleviating Post-Nasal Drip: A Pilot Study Dr. Dana Al Majid
R3
Supervisor: Dr. Marc Tewfik
11:45 AM

Question Period

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12:00 PM - 1:15 PM - LUNCH

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Seniors (11 minutes) Judges : Dr. Mascarella, Dr. Sadeghi, Dr. Kost, Dr. Mlynarek

1:15 PM Performance of 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT for Localization of Parathyroid Adenomas in Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Biochemical Outcomes after Surgery Dr. Jessica Hier
R4
Supervisors: Dr. Michael Hier
1:26 PM Validating the Pediatric Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire (pETDQ-7) Dr. Raihanah Alsayegh
R5
Supervisor: Dr. Joshua Gurberg
1:37 PM Tympanoplasty Outcomes of Inuit Populations in Nunavik, Canada Dr. Catherine Roy
R5
Supervisor: Dr. Tamara Mijovic
1:48 PM The role of Transoral robotic surgery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: a Systematic review Dr. Mahmoud Ebrahim
R5
Supervisor: Dr. Nader Sadeghi
1:59 PM Molecular Testing in Bethesda V Thyroid Nodules: Evaluating Clinical Utility and Diagnostic Accuracy Dr. Netanel Eisenbach
Fellow
Supervisor: Dr Richard Payne
2:10 PM Ototoxic Risk of Topical 5% Povidone-Iodine Powder: An Animal Study Dr. Ostap Orishchak
Fellow
Supervisor: Dr Sam Daniel
2:21 PM Is Mesna safe in Middle Ear Surgery? Inabat Yermesheva
Masters
Supervisor: Dr Sam Daniel
2:32 PM

Question Period

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3:00 PM

Coffee break and PHOTO SESSION

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3:30 PM

33rd Annual James D. Baxter Lectureship
Guest Lecture: Dr. Dinesh K. Chhetri

Topic : “TBDâ€

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4:30 PM QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION & CLOSING REMARKS Ìý
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